TEACHER:
Today we are going to learn about different types of farming. Can anyone tell
me a type of farm besides a wheat farm?

STUDENT RESPONSE:

TEACHER:
This picture you are looking at is a rural area in Kansas. How is this picture
similar to our farming community?

STUDENT RESPONSE:

TEACHER:
Do you remember how we talked about why farmers planted Winter Wheat? The farmers
planted it to build up the soil so they could use the ground the next year.
What does build up the soil mean?

STUDENT RESPONSE:

TEACHER:
There is another way farmers save natural resources. It is called Conservation.
This is when farmers make rows in the soil so the water can soak into it. This
helps keep the land from washing away. If the rows were not in the land it would
wash away and the farmers would have no place to grow his/her crop. Many years
ago farmers did not have machines to help them save the soil from washing away.
They did everything with horses and mules. It tool a lot of work back then to
do what is fairly simple today. Would anyone in here do that kind of work, just
to save a crop?

TEACHER:
Now we are going to do a worksheet to make sure everyone understands the lesson.
I am going to read it to you and you answer the questions. Review words with
students' response.

CLOSURE:
Tomorrow we will be learning about the Pioneer children and how they were a
very close family who depended on each other.

INDEPENDENT STUDY:
Worksheet
Vocabulary words - Conservation, service

Comments:

This lesson is a very good lesson if you want to teach about many different types of farms. It is very fun and exciting for all students. I let the students help me make the pretend farm. You can modify this lesson to fit the needs of all students from the intelligent to the mentally challenged.